ATLAirport Guide

Is Atlanta airport parking full? Checking lot status and reserving a spot

ATL's parking page shows each lot's status but no space counts. Three options take reservations, and the fallback lots are named for when one is full.

A clean level of the North parking deck at Atlanta airport with green charging bays, yellow bollards and a yellow level board on the wall.
A level of the North parking deck at Atlanta airport

ATL’s parking page shows a status for each lot and prints no space counts. Three options take reservations, and ATL says pre-booking avoids a full lot.

Where ATL posts which lots have space

The status table on ATL’s parking page covers the same lots as its rate table, each with a lot status such as Open or Temporarily Closed. ATL says to refresh the page for the latest status and warns that space availability is subject to change. It also says to tune in to 830 AM for the latest information, but the same page says that station is temporarily suspended pending updates.

The page prints no hours or full-lot instructions. Our parking page lists every garage and lot with its published rate and pickup.

What to do when a lot is full

Park on the side you’re flying from. The two terminals aren’t walkable from each other, and the free shuttle between them is an extra ride. ATL’s rate table gives the fallbacks.

Lot Serves Rate
North Hourly and South Hourly Domestic Terminal $50 first-day maximum, then $75 each additional day
North Daily and South Daily Domestic Terminal $30
ATL West Deck Domestic Terminal $30
North Economy Domestic Terminal $20
South Economy No terminal named $20
Park-Ride Domestic Terminal $15
ATL Select $15 plan: International Terminal. $20 plan: Domestic Terminal. Oversized: no terminal named $15 uncovered, $20 covered, $40 oversized
International Hourly International Terminal $70 first-day maximum, then $100 each additional day
International Park-Ride International Terminal $30

The ATL Select plan text on ATL’s page describes the $15 spaces as covered, but its rate table lists $15 as uncovered and $20 as covered. Confirm the cover type when you reserve.

For the International Terminal, International Hourly is the closest lot to any terminal building, about 0.6 mile (under a kilometer) from the middle of the airfield. International Park-Ride is the longer-stay deck, about 1.2 miles out. For the Domestic Terminal, the ATL West Deck is the biggest lot, with six thousand spaces, roughly 2 miles out. The SkyTrain boards on level 4 of the deck and takes 3 to 5 minutes to check-in and arrivals.

Park-Ride is an airport-run surface lot about 1.5 miles out, reached by shuttle. If you’re only collecting someone, skip the decks and use the free cell phone lot, which ATL calls the Park and Wait Lot. It has 160 free spaces. Our cell phone lot page has its address and directions.

Which options take reservations

ATL’s parking page puts a Reserve Now button on each:

  • International, with Park Ride and Hourly options
  • ATL Select, in uncovered, covered and oversized spaces (the booking plans call it ParkATL Select)
  • ATL West Deck

A parking membership site at webparcs.atlanta-airport.com assigns you a space. You apply online. Once a space is assigned, a Welcome Packet arrives in the mail with a transponder for 24-hour gate access. The site says that if a space is available, the packet arrives about two weeks after it receives your application, so apply well before your trip.

Off-airport lots, and a MARTA backup

ATL’s ground transportation page lists the off-airport parking companies and where each one picks up. At the Domestic Terminal they pick up in Aisle D of the Ground Transportation Center. ATL’s stall list names five companies:

  • Wally Park at D1
  • Park N Ticket at D2
  • PreFlight at D3
  • Peachy at D4 and D5
  • The Parking Spot at D6 to D8, listed as “The Parking Spot (1, 2, Fly and Plus)”

Park ’N Fly Atlanta and Park ’N Fly Plus appear in ATL’s company table. The stall list doesn’t name Park ’N Fly separately, so ask the company where its shuttle stops when you book.

At the International Terminal, the one listed company is Fast Park & Relax. It picks up on the arrivals level: leave through door A1 and turn right. ATL’s list gives phone numbers and addresses, not prices. PreFlight says its free shuttles run every 7 to 10 minutes, and you reserve on its own site.

MARTA says many of its stations offer secure long-term parking for a lower fee than airport lots. Its parking status page marks each station lot Open or Full and updates Monday to Friday, with real-time status from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. It lists three lots at College Park: the Main Lot, the Long Term Deck and the Overflow Lot. Our College Park Park & Ride page lists the MARTA-run lot there, which has nearly two thousand spaces next to its own rail station. Our transport page covers the ride from there to the airport.

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